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Birmingham’s Cooper Green Homes Completes Nearly $30 Million Renovation

The Birmingham Times Cooper Green Homes has completed nearly $30 million in renovations, marking a significant investment in affordable housing on Birmingham’s southwest side. City ...
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The City of Birmingham to Host 2026 State of Homelessness Summit in November

The City of Birmingham will commemorate National Homelessness Awareness Month by hosting its 2026 State of Homelessness Summit on Friday, Nov. 6. Together, community leaders, ...
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Yonder Walls Mural Festival Aims to Put Birmingham Artists, Stories in the Spotlight

The Birmingham Times A young Black girl reaches for a yellowhammer, Alabama’s state bird, as cotton transforms into dandelion seeds drifting toward the horizon. Nearby, an artist ...
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Mayor Woodfin, City Council Unite Behind 2027 Legislative Agenda to Build Safer Neighborhoods, Strengthen Economy

City of Birmingham The Birmingham City Council today approved the City of Birmingham’s 2027 State Legislative Agenda, supporting a series of proposals to remove blight, make neighborhoods safer, ...
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New Classic 5K Race Offers Healthy Start to This Year’s Magic City Classic Week

The Birmingham Times Like many Birmingham residents and natives, Herman Mannings III and Curtis Starks are big fans of the Magic City Classic, the largest Historically ...
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The March Quilts, Celebrating Community, Legacy of the Civil Rights Era, Can Be Viewed Sunday at The Altamont School

Special to The Times The Altamont School will display the full collection of The March Quilts nonprofit arts initiative in a public event Sunday, Oct. 18, 1-3 p.m. The quilts, ...
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Love & Lessons: The Honeymoon Phase Is Over… Now What’s Going to Happen?

We understand cuffing season is here, the weather is beginning to change, the holidays are getting closer, and if you’re single, you may be feeling a little more pressure to find somebody to ...
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Morehouse Debaters Find Power in Opposition at Birmingham’s Penny Games

The Birmingham Times For Morehouse College debaters Acie Abner and Clarence Sanders Jr., winning the Penny Games Debate Competition was about more than walking away with a victory.
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Beyond the Diagnosis: Birmingham Organizations Supporting Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

For the Birmingham Times Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an important and sobering time to celebrate breast cancer survivors, honor the memories of those who ...
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‘Election Day is Judgment Day’: Andrew Young Returns to Birmingham with Message on Faith, Justice and the Power of Voting

The Birmingham Times Ambassador Andrew J. Young, civil rights leader, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Mayor of Atlanta, delivered a rousing ...
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The New Age of Breast Cancer: Rates Increasing in Women Younger Than 45

For the Birmingham Times Breast cancer is often seen as a disease that only affects older women, largely because the median age at the time of breast cancer ...
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Birmingham Legion Football Club Names Jonathan Nelson as New Team President

Special to The Times Birmingham Legion FC on Thursday announced the hiring of longtime Birmingham sports executive Jonathan Nelson as Team President, adding one of the Magic City’s most ...